Wildlife Removal in Austin, TX
Raccoons in the attic, roof rats in the walls, squirrels in the soffits? Austin backs right up to wildlife: the creek greenbelts, Lady Bird Lake and the big live oaks over almost every older roofline. We handle it across the city, from Hyde Park and Tarrytown to Circle C and Steiner Ranch.
Here, animals get in at the roofline and under the floor: through soffits under the live oaks, and under pier-and-beam skirting to the plumbing. We remove the animal humanely, seal those openings and repair what it damaged. Inspections are $70, and you get a report of every entry point and an itemized estimate before any work starts.
- Humane wildlife removal
- Crawl spaces, rooflines and plumbing gaps sealed once the animal is out
- Warranty on every exclusion job
HOW IT WORKS
Inspect. Evict. Seal. Restore. Protect.
Inspect
We check the whole house, roofline to crawl space. On older Austin homes that means getting under the floor to check the pier-and-beam skirting and every plumbing penetration, not just the attic. Inspections are $70 and come with an itemized estimate for the job.
Evict
Raccoons, rats and opossums are live-trapped or captured by hand. Bats and squirrels get one-way doors so they leave on their own. The method fits the animal and the house.
Seal
We close every opening with chew-proof materials matched to the house, from a historic Tarrytown roofline to a newer build in Mueller, so no other animal takes over the space.
Restore & repair
We clean out droppings and nesting material and fix what the animal damaged: torn skirting and insulation under the floor, chewed soffits and vents, matted attic insulation.
Protect
Raccoons, opossums and rats carry fleas, ticks and mites, and those stay behind after the animal is gone. We offer a follow-up treatment for them and talk it through with you when we quote the job. After that, an Austin pest control plan handles pests year-round and keeps your wildlife warranty in force.
Your warranty
If an animal gets back in where we sealed, we come back and fix it at no charge.
1 year: included with every exclusion job.
After that: covered for as long as you stay on a Prickly Pear pest control plan.
WHY CHOOSE US
The Standard for Wildlife Removal in Austin
Locally owned
Prickly Pear is locally owned and based just north of Austin in Pflugerville, not a national franchise. Our recent Austin jobs are posted online, so you can see the work before you call.
Exclusion specialists
Trap one raccoon out from under a pier-and-beam house and another moves into the same crawl space. We seal the openings, so the space stays empty.
Warranty
Your exclusion work is covered for 1 year. Stay on a Prickly Pear pest control plan and we keep covering it for as long as you’re on the plan.
Licensed & insured
Highly trained and licensed technicians, with full insurance on every Austin job.
Wildlife We See Most in Austin
The creek greenbelts, Lady Bird Lake and the Balcones Canyonlands put a lot of Austin homes within a block of wildlife habitat, from the central neighborhoods to the newer ones out west.
Raccoons
Our most common Austin call. Raccoons travel the creek greenbelts, from Shoal and Waller Creeks to the Barton Creek Greenbelt behind West Lake Hills, and tear into soffits, roof vents and crawl spaces to den. Attic season peaks late winter through spring.
Rats
Austin has both kinds. Roof rats use the live oaks and pecans to reach the roof. In East Austin, Norway rats burrow, and years of renovation, new ADUs and aging infrastructure let the colony move from lot to lot. Either way it’s an exclusion job, not a bait-station fix.
Squirrels
Mature trees in Hyde Park, Crestview and Allandale give squirrels a highway to the roof, and the dormers, gables and layered rooflines of Tarrytown’s homes give them plenty of ways in. Inside, they chew wiring and nest in insulation.
Opossums
Opossums dig under the skirting of pier-and-beam homes and den in the crawl space, often right where the plumbing comes up through the floor. We remove them humanely and seal the crawl space so nothing else moves in.
Bats
Austin is famous for its bats, and some colonies end up in attics, walls and chimneys. We use one-way exclusion so they leave on their own, then seal the gaps behind them.
Snakes
Rat snakes, copperheads and rattlesnakes come up from the greenbelts into garages, flower beds and pool equipment, usually following rodents. We identify, remove and look for the food source bringing them in.
Armadillos
West and southwest Austin’s rocky soil pushes armadillos onto softer, watered lawns. If your yard looks dug up overnight, that’s usually why, and they burrow under slabs, decks and sheds.
Skunks
Skunks den under decks, porches and sheds, and they’re a leading rabies carrier in Central Texas. Don’t go looking for one yourself. Call us.
Got an animal where it shouldn’t be?
You don’t need to know what it is or how it got in. That’s our job. Call us for the fastest answer, or send us a message and we’ll get back to you the same business day.
Why Austin Gets So Many Wildlife Calls
Austin is built around its creeks. Shoal, Waller, Bull, Walnut and Onion Creeks run through neighborhoods, and the Barton Creek Greenbelt sits right behind West Lake Hills and the Barton Creek homes. Raccoons, opossums, foxes and snakes use those corridors to move from the greenbelt into backyards. Out west, building along the Balcones Canyonlands in Steiner Ranch and Circle C keeps pushing animals out of the hills.
Much of central Austin sits on pier-and-beam foundations, and the crawl space underneath is a perfect den. Animals dig in at the base of the house, drawn by its warmth in winter and its cool air in summer, and usually settle around the plumbing penetrations. That’s where we look first.
Tarrytown has some of the best-looking homes in the city. The dormers, gables, deep eaves and layered rooflines that make them stand out also give squirrels, rats and raccoons more places to get in, so sealing them takes careful, matched work.
East Austin has an established Norway rat population. Years of renovation, new ADUs and aging infrastructure keep opening new paths, so the colony moves around that part of town instead of staying put.
None of that is bad luck. It’s how Austin is built, and it’s why every job starts with finding how the animal got in, not just where it is now.
Austin Wildlife Removal FAQ
How fast can you get to my home in Austin?
We work in Austin every week. Book online to see the next open inspection times, or call us and we’ll find a time that works for you.
How much does wildlife removal cost?
Inspections are $70. The job price depends on the animal and the house: sealing one soffit gap on a newer home costs far less than closing off the whole perimeter of a pier-and-beam house in Travis Heights. You get an itemized estimate covering removal, exclusion and repairs before we start.
Why do so many older Austin homes get animals under the floor?
Pier-and-beam houses have a crawl space underneath, and to a raccoon, opossum or rat that’s a ready-made den. They dig under the skirting and work in around the plumbing penetrations, after the house’s warmth in winter and its cool air in summer. Sealing the skirting and those plumbing gaps is usually the fix.
What do you do with the animals?
Every animal is handled under Texas Parks & Wildlife rules. Most are live-trapped or leave through one-way doors. If we find one that’s injured or orphaned, like a litter of young raccoons in a crawl space, we work with Central Texas wildlife rehabilitators to get it care.
There are bats in my attic. Can you just remove them?
Not by trapping. We install one-way exclusion devices over the spots where they leave at dusk, so the bats fly out and can’t get back in, and then we seal the gaps. Young bats can’t fly in early summer, so we account for that when we schedule the exclusion.
Will the exclusion work be noticeable? My HOA or historic district is strict.
It’s built not to be. We match materials and color to the roofline, vents, siding and skirting, which matters in older central neighborhoods like Hyde Park and Travis Heights and in HOA communities like Circle C and Steiner Ranch. Most neighbors never notice it.
What if the animal comes back?
Then we come back. Every exclusion job is covered for 1 year: if an animal gets in through a spot we sealed, we fix it at no charge. Customers on a Prickly Pear pest control plan stay covered for as long as they’re on the plan.
SOMETHING ELSE BUGGING YOU?
Pest control plans for Austin homes
Scorpions, roaches, ants and spiders call for pest control, not wildlife work. Austin plans start at $49 a month for six visits a year, with prices posted on the site and online sign-up. Staying on a plan also keeps your wildlife exclusion warranty active.
Austin Neighborhoods We Serve
Don’t see your neighborhood? If you’re in or near Austin, we cover it.
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